“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on”
"Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Courage
"Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the figure of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Compassion
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Belief in Self
"When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Perseverance
"I’m not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Well-being
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."
- Calvin Coolidge
Persistence
"I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes."
- Barbara Elaine Smith
Persistence
"First, forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice."
- Octavia Butler
Persistence
"A dragonfly's journey is proof that persistence carves canyons from cliffs"
Persistence
"Persistence pays off, buzz on like the dragonfly"
Persistence